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Administration proposes one‑time transfer to AOT for road and bridge storm repairs, cites FEMA limits
Summary
The chief recovery officer told the committee the House had parked storm‑damage repair funds in a mitigation fund but recommends one‑time general funds be routed directly to the Agency of Transportation because the mitigation fund is not intended for repair of storm damage; the request includes roughly $1,347,107 tied to reviewed AOT estimates.
Lisa Farnham, the state’s chief recovery officer, briefed the committee on a proposed technical change that would direct one‑time general funds to the Agency of Transportation for municipal road and bridge repairs instead of the Community Resilience and Disaster Mitigation Fund. Farnham said the House initially placed the money in the mitigation fund "as in the heat of the moment, a place to park the money," but after consulting AOT and…
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